2023届云南省通海二中高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置． 3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符． 4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效． 5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗． 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．It was when she first arrived in China _____ she developed a passion for paper-cutting. A．where B．that C．how D．why 2．He insisted what he did _______ right and that anyone who broke laws ________． A．was ; be punished B．be ; was punished C．was; was punished D．be ; be punished 3．Premier Li Keqiang officially ______ the plan to develop the Bay Area in his government work report delivered at the start of the National People’s Congress session in March. A．laid out B．laid off C．laid down D．laid up 4．The plan for Xiongan New Area ______ officially on April 1, 2017. A．announced B．was announced C．announces D．is announced 5．— Someone wants you on the phone. — ________ nobody knows I am here. A．Although B．And C．So D．But 6．—Jack should have calmed down at the party! —But the kids made so much noise that he couldn’t help but _______. A．face the music B．eat like a bird C．mend his ways D．fly off the handle 7．—He is good at a lot of things but it doesn’t mean he is perfect. — ___________ Actually no one is. A．What’s going on? B．Let’s get going. C．Thank goodness. D．I’m with you on that. 8． “Drive-ins” have large parking lots ________ customers are served in their cars by waitresses. A．who B．when C．which D．where 9．In my opinion, parents and teachers are supposed to set an example of good behavior to children _____ they are role models to them. A．although B．even if C．unless D．as 10．The police recognized the criminal from his typical facial ________. — a scar on the forehead. A．expression B．feature C．outline D．gesture 11．The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars ____ 15 to 20 million years ago. A．to occur B．occurring C．to have occurred D．having occurred 12．40 grams of meat per day is ______ people should consume in order to stay fit. A．that B．why C．how D．what 13．— How much do you charge for the iPhone? — Well,it cost me $ 400,but I’ll ________ 20% as it’s no longer new. A．reduce to B．decrease to C．knock off D．cut off 14．—Tony _______ what I did annoying though he didn’t say anything. —So you think you will have to make an apology? A．could find B．should have found C．might find D．must have found 15．Dave was a ________. Because of his misconduct in class, the whole class had to stay after school. A．wet blanket B．leading light C．black sheep D．dark horse 16．You should set a goal and see ________ you can achieve it in the coming exam. A．which B．what C．whether D．when 17．Frankly, I still feel confused about _________ he could manage without access to the Internet for such a long time. A．what B．why C．that D．how 18．A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace. A．when B．that C．as D．where 19．We the top of the mountain but for this awful weather．It rained all day． A．will reach B．would reach C．have reached D．would have reached 20．Thanks to the “sugar tax”， food factories have reduced sugar in their products, ________ about 45 million kilograms of sugar. A．to save B．saved C．saving D．having saved 第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 21．（6分） In the U.S. state of Washington, a road called Interstate 90 cuts through a wild, mountainous area to reach the city of Seattle. For the area's many kinds of animals, the busy highway greatly limits their movements. Crossing 1-90—as the road is called—is a risky but sometimes necessary act. But soon, animals will have a safer choice for crossing the road. They will be able to go above it. To help the animals, the state is finishing work on its largest-ever wildlife bridge. The 11-meter-tall, 20-meter-wide structure begins in the forest. It forms two arches above the highway, one for each direction of traffic. Workers are adding fencing and plants to help guide the animals across the bridge. Two-meter-thick walls will help block noise from vehicles below. The 1-90 Bridge is part of a growing number of wildlife crossings across the United States. Some are fences, some are overland bridges, and some are underpasses. They all aim to keep drivers and animals away from each other. Collisions between animals and drivers are rarely deadly to people. But they are often deadly to wildlife. In Canada's Banff National Park, studies have found that wildlife crossings reduce the area's animal-driver collisions by 80 percent. Most of the wildlife bridges are in western states. But experts have noted many other areas that have a need for such paths. Jen Watkins, whose organization has helped campaign for animal crossings, says ftind for more crossings is "